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Floyd Gomez · 03-14-2010, 09:06 PM

OK. I have been to several PINKS events and I can tell you the majority of the crowd is NOT there to see a 11.5 second stocker or a 10.0 Super Stocker. Most of the people I talked to wanted to see crashes and be on TV. They were interested in the cars that were running in the 8's but that is about it. I do think a change is needed however if you are looking to draw a crowd like the pro's it is never going to happen. Today's society is more about video games and electronic technology. They have an uncanning need for speed and addiction for thrill. To them, class racing is boring. This is why most young racers are into 10.5 stock suspension racing. Grudge racing. They can go fast with power adders and cheaply built cars. They have no certification so alot of rules are bent. When drag racing started there were no pros. And when the faster cars did arrive it was exhibition. Now, the public demands to see the fast cars with the big names and will pay whatever to see it. As far as changing to a CIC rule and index for stock and super stock I agree that it could work so long as the CIC was a .500 to a .700 under. Anything more than that would take a budget racer out of the picture with the new CJ's and Challengers.

03-14-2010, 09:06 PM	#54
Floyd Gomez Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 275 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: PINKS vs Class Racing OK. I have been to several PINKS events and I can tell you the majority of the crowd is NOT there to see a 11.5 second stocker or a 10.0 Super Stocker. Most of the people I talked to wanted to see crashes and be on TV. They were interested in the cars that were running in the 8's but that is about it. I do think a change is needed however if you are looking to draw a crowd like the pro's it is never going to happen. Today's society is more about video games and electronic technology. They have an uncanning need for speed and addiction for thrill. To them, class racing is boring. This is why most young racers are into 10.5 stock suspension racing. Grudge racing. They can go fast with power adders and cheaply built cars. They have no certification so alot of rules are bent. When drag racing started there were no pros. And when the faster cars did arrive it was exhibition. Now, the public demands to see the fast cars with the big names and will pay whatever to see it. As far as changing to a CIC rule and index for stock and super stock I agree that it could work so long as the CIC was a .500 to a .700 under. Anything more than that would take a budget racer out of the picture with the new CJ's and Challengers.